Car-replacer.



No. 7l0,584. Patentedflot. 7, I902.

0. W. JOHNSON.

CAB REPLAGER.

(Application filed Jan. 25, 1902.)

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No. 7IO,584.

CAR BEPLACER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER \VARREN JOHNSON, OF OAKHARBOR, OHIO.

CAR-REPLACER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,584, dated October'7, 1902. Application filed January 25, 1902. Serial No. 9l,22' 7. (N0model.)

To all whont it mxty concern.-

Be it known that I, OLIVER WARREN J OHN- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oakharbor, in the county of Ottawa and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in(Jar-Replacers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The purpose of this invention is the provision of a new and effectivedevice to assist in replacing a derailed car, the appliance beingcomparatively light, so as to be easily handled, and with all durableand strong, so as to withstand the strain and weight attendant upon itsuse.

A- further purpose of the invention is the construction whereby thereplacer may be used upon either rail of the track without necessitatingthe provision of rights and lofts, although the latter construction iscontemplated, and in some instances a pair consisting of rights andlefts will be provided for simultaneous operation upon opposite wheelsof the same truck.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of theinvention aresusceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a side view of a car-replacer embodying the invention, showing it inoperative relation. Fig. 2 is a top view. Fig. 3 is a view of thereplacer inverted. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section on the lineX X of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a rear view. Fig. 6 is a front view.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The replacer is approximately of V form and comprises wings l and 2,located upon opposite sides of a longitudinal slot 3,through which therail 4. extends when the device is in position, as shown most clearly inFigs. '1 and 4. The appliance curves longitudinally and is reinforced bypendent ribs 4 and 5 and flanges 6, 7, 8, and 9. The rib 5 is straight,whereas the rib 4 is curved. The flanges '7 and 8 are located uponopposite sides of the slot 3 and are adapted to come upon opposite sidesof the rail 4 and brace the device laterally as well as perpendicularly.A guard 10 is provided upon the top side of the wing 1 adjacent to itsouter edge and is flat upon its top side and gradually Widens from thebase of the replacer toward the smaller end. A space 11 is providedbetween the front end portions of the parts 6 and 10 to receive theflange of the wheel as the latter is about to pass upon the track afterbeing elevated and directed to proper position. The upper surface of thedevice between the guard 10 and flange 6 is straight transversely, butgradually curved longitudinally, so as to elevate the car-wheel as thecar is moved forward. The lower edge of the device is cut awayadjacentto the slot 3, as shown at 12, so as to clear the base of therail when in position. Lugs 13 are provided upon the lower side of thereplacer near its rear end and adjacent to the sides of the slot 3 andare adapted to engage over the heads of spikes driven into a cross-tie,so as to prevent slipping when a car is being moved over and upon thereplacer. The front ends of the flanges 6 and 9 are parallel for a shortdistance and come upon opposite sides of the head of the rail andprevent any lateral movement of the appliance when in operation.

When in position, the front portion of the device rests upon the railand is elevated a short distance above the road-bed, whereas the rearend rests upon a tie. By having the replacer curved longitudinally andadapted to be supported at its front end solely by means of resting uponthe rail a minimum amount of material may enter into its formation, asit is not necessary to extend the front portion so as to obtain apurchase upon a tie or the road-bed, as is the case with devices of thiskind as generally constructed. Lateral displacement of the device isprevented by the longitudinal flanges 7 and 8 embracing opposite sidesof the rail and by the rear portion of the device straddling the railwhich passes through the slot 3, as will be readily comprehended. Therear end of the replacer is constructed to obtain a firm and broadbearing upon the tie, so as to withstand the perpendicular pressure andprevent any turning of the article when in place and in service. Lugs 14are pendent from the rear corner portions of the device to enter a tieand materially assist in holding the appliance in place. These lugsextend crosswise of the contrivance and are comparatively narrow andtaper to an edge, so as to readily penetrate the tie. The cut-away parts12 enable the rear portion of the replacer to obtain a bearing upon thefoot of the rail, the middle portion being supported on top of the railat the closed end of the slot 3.

Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Acar-replacer having its rear portion slotted to embrace opposite sidesof a rail and provided with pendent lugs to engage over the heads ofspikes driven into a tie for preventing slipping, substantially as setforth.

2. Acar-replacer havinga longitudinal slot extended inward. fro n1 itsrear end and having the corner portions of the wings bordering upon theslot cut away to clear the foot of the rail, and lugs pendent from therear portion of the device adjacent to and upon opposite sides of thesaid slot for engagement with the heads of spikes to prevent slipping ofthe de vice, substantially as set forth.

3. A car-replacer of approximately V form having a longitudinal slotextended forward from the rear end, a Vertical flange along one edge,and a guard at the opposite edge, said guard being flattened upon itstop side and gradually widened toward its front end, a space beingprovided between the front ends of the flange and guard and the replacerbeing adapted to be supported solely at its front end by means of therail and at its rear end by a tie, substantially as set forth.

4. The herein -described car-replacer of approximately V form andlongitudinally curved and having a slot extended forward from its rearend to formwings of different widths, a flange and guard extended upwardfrom the longitudinal edges of the device, ribs, and flanges pendentfrom the device, the inner flanges being straight and parallel andadapted to embrace opposite sides of the rail, and lugs pendent from therear portion of the wings and located upon opposite sides of andadjacent to the said slot, to engage over the heads of spikes driveninto a tie, snbstantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLIVER WARREN JOHNSON. [L. 8.]

"Witnesses:

D. A. KRAEMER, J. H. KRAEMER.

